Exploring The BL Story "Semantic Error": From Page To Screen In 4 Adaptations

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Last year, the BL drama "Semantic Error" was released, casting DKZ's JaeChan as Chu SangWoo, and Park SeoHam as Jang JaeYoung. The drama did not disappoint and is now among the most popular BL drama in the Korean industry. In fact, not only in Korea, this drama also became popular overseas, showing that love knows no frontiers. But if the drama got so popular, it might be due to its other adaptations. Indeed, if many were introduced to the story of SangWoo and JaeYoung by this drama, some knew them since long ago.

Like many other BL dramas and dramas in general, "Semantic Error" is based on a book, a novel to be more specific. But the novel is not the only version of the story that existed before the drama. Indeed, there was also a webtoon and animation already out when the drama was released. And if the core of the story remains the same, a whole lot of details get added and deleted in each version. Let's dive into the world of "Semantic Error" and its numerous adaptations.

 

1. The original source, "Semantic Error" novel (January 2020)

Exploring The BL Story "Semantic Error": From Page To Screen In 4 Adaptations

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We could say that the most authentic source, the true story of "Semantic Error" is this one, as it is the original work. The novel, written by Jeo SooRi, comes in two volumes of several hundred pages and tells the story of SangWoo and JaeYoung from A to Z in a very detailed way. The novels are in Korean and no official English translation has been made so far, which explains why not so many fans know about this version of the story. But if you liked the drama or any other "Semantic Error" adaptations, do be patient and get the two v